Largest Bronze Age hoard in Upper Lusatia unearthed near Görlitz, Saxony
Archaeologists in eastern Germany have unearthed one of Saxony’s most significant Bronze Age discoveries. Uncovered in the suburb of Klein Neundorf in Görlitz, the 310 pieces of…
Conservation Soft Box offers affordable and innovative protection for cultural heritage
Some years ago, when a team from Eurac Research explored the warehouses of the National Archaeological Museum of La Paz, Bolivia, they discovered more than 50 mummies…
Ancient Egyptian rock art reveals early kingship, divine claims, and violent power
Rock inscriptions recently studied in the desert east of Aswan are shedding new light on how Egypt’s earliest rulers exercised authority over 5,000 years ago. The inscriptions,…
Medieval Murder Map reveals patterns of urban violence in 14th-century England
A new project is reframing beliefs about violence in the Middle Ages. While nearly everyone today imagines medieval towns as places where arbitrary bloodshed lurked around every…
First infant burial found in Roman military camp in Iberia challenges old ᴀssumptions
Archaeologists have unearthed what may be the first known infant burial ever found in a Roman military camp in Iberia, which provides valuable insight into the blending…
Earliest evidence of interpersonal violence: quartz projectile killed a man 12,000 years ago in Vietnam
Archaeologists excavating in northern Vietnam have uncovered rare evidence of violent conflict in prehistoric Southeast Asia. The skeleton of a male, dating to about 12,000 years ago,…
Neolithic cow tooth links Stonehenge to Wales and supports the origin of its bluestones
A 5,000-year-old cow tooth has yielded new evidence linking Stonehenge to Wales and shedding light on how the ancient monument’s huge stones could have been moved across…
Phoenician oil bottles reveal the role of scent in idenтιтy and cultural exchange across the Mediterranean
Archaeologists routinely uncover pottery, coins, and bones, but the scents of the past are much more elusive. An innovative interdisciplinary study has now traced fragrances that were…
Circle of Lost Children: Hitтιтe infant burials discovered in ritual structure at Uşaklı Höyük
Excavations at the prominent mound of Uşaklı Höyük on the central Anatolian plateau have produced finds that may rewrite the known history of Hitтιтe ritual life. In…
Gribshunden’s preserved artillery offers clues to early European colonization and naval power
Archaeologists from Lund University have shed new light on the artillery of Gribshunden, the late medieval Danish-Norwegian King Hans’ flagship that sank in 1495 off Ronneby (Sweden)….